Mud, Blood & Cold Steel: The Retreat from Nashville, December 1864 takes a fresh look, for the first time with campaign and battle maps, at the unprecedented and brutal pursuit of the Army of Tennessee by Federal troops following the decisive Battle of Nashville. The non-stop action begins at Compton’s Hill and surges 120 miles in ten days over rugged terrain and in horrendous winter conditions to the final showdown between Wilson’s blueclad troopers and Forrest’s stubborn rearguard. This thrilling tale, written by historian Mark Zimmerman, author of Guide to Civil War Nashville, is told largely in the words of the participants themselves and draws from the research and opinions of other historians and authors. Well-organized chapters help explain the complicated flow of events as they happened. Designed not as a scholarly definitive reference, Mud, Blood & Cold Steel is written for general audiences interested in thrilling American history, as well as for Civil War and military buffs.
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Table of Contents
Foreword 3
Map: Hood’s Retreat 4
Timeline of Events 5
Major Players 6
Introduction 11
Prelude 15
Map: Hood’s Tennessee Campaign 20
The Battle of Nashville Begins - Thurs., Dec. 15th, 1864 29
Map: Compton’s Hill 44
Compton’s Hill - Fri., Dec. 16th, 1864 45
Map: Compton’s Hill to Brentwood 54
Map: Peach Orchard Hill 58
Map: Battle at the Barricade 66
Map: Pvt. Johnston’s Recollection 67
Map: Brentwood to West Harpeth 76
Hell-Bent for Leather - Sat., Dec. 17th, 1864 77
Map: Battle at Hollow Tree Gap 80
Map: Battle at the West Harpeth 88
Map: Spring Hill to Columbia 98
Forrest Rejoins Hood - Sun., Dec. 18th, 1864 99
Stymied by Rising Waters - Mon., Dec. 19th, 1864 105
Map: Columbia to Pulaski 110
The Rearguard Reorganizes - Tues., Dec. 20th, 1864 111
Desperate Desolation - Wed., Dec. 21st, 1864 119
Over The Duck - Thurs., Dec. 22nd, 1864 123
Blunting The Pursuit - Fri., Dec. 23rd, 1864 127
Map: Battle at Richland Creek 130
Richland Creek - Sat., Dec. 24th, 1864 131
Map: Pulaski to the Tennessee River 134
Christmas Day - Sun., Dec. 25th, 1864 139
Map: Battle at Anthony’s Hill 144
Finale - Mon.-Thurs., Dec. 26th-29th, 1864 149
Map: Battle at Sugar Creek 150
Aftermath 159
Shy’s Hill (Compton’s Hill) Today 166
Orders of Battle 168
Bibliography 180
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